Cargo vessel refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, traffic normal

STORY: Cargo vessel refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, traffic normal DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Suez Canal STORYLINE: The maritime traffic in Egypt's Suez Canal returned to normal after a grounded cargo vessel was refloated and towed away for repairs, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said Monday. The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, named Glory, was stranded near El Qantara, a northeastern Egyptian city along the canal, according to VesselFinder, a shipping tracker. Chairman of the SCA Osama Rabie said the authority's marine rescue team has tackled the sudden malfunction of the southbound ship. A total of 26 vessels have joined the southbound convoy, and the northbound convoy will cross after Glory's navigation, Rabie said. He added that four tug boats were sent to refloat the 225-meter-long and 32-meter-wide vessel that carries 41,000 tons to resume its passage. Linking the Mediterranean Se

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-CONTAINER VESSEL-REFLOAT

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-CONTAINER VESSEL-REFLOAT

(220418) -- WASHINGTON D.C., April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corporation, in partnership with multiple state and local responders, refloat the Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the United States, April 17, 2022. A giant container ship named the Ever Forward with more than 4,000 containers aboard was refloated on Sunday more than a month after it ran aground on the East Coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship -- which became stranded in the Chesapeake Bay on March 13 after departing the Port of Baltimore for Norfolk, Virginia -- was freed around 7 a.m. (1100 GMT) following a 35-day salvage operation. (George Mason University Department of Police and Public Safety/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-CONTAINER VESSEL-REFLOAT

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-CONTAINER VESSEL-REFLOAT

(220418) -- WASHINGTON D.C., April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corporation, in partnership with multiple state and local responders, refloat the Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the United States, April 17, 2022. A giant container ship named the Ever Forward with more than 4,000 containers aboard was refloated on Sunday more than a month after it ran aground on the East Coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship -- which became stranded in the Chesapeake Bay on March 13 after departing the Port of Baltimore for Norfolk, Virginia -- was freed around 7 a.m. (1100 GMT) following a 35-day salvage operation. (George Mason University Department of Police and Public Safety/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-CONTAINER VESSEL-REFLOAT

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-CONTAINER VESSEL-REFLOAT

(220418) -- WASHINGTON D.C., April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corporation, in partnership with multiple state and local responders, refloat the Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the United States, April 17, 2022. A giant container ship named the Ever Forward with more than 4,000 containers aboard was refloated on Sunday more than a month after it ran aground on the East Coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The ship -- which became stranded in the Chesapeake Bay on March 13 after departing the Port of Baltimore for Norfolk, Virginia -- was freed around 7 a.m. (1100 GMT) following a 35-day salvage operation. (U.S. Coast Guard/Devin Erfourth/Handout via Xinhua)